Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2389
of 19 December 2016
amending Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
In the case of six products, the autonomous tariff quotas of the Union should be closed with effect from 1 January 2017, as it is not in the Union’s interest to maintain those quotas as from that date.
In the interests of clarity, and taking into account the number of amendments to be made, the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 should be replaced.
Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.
As the changes regarding the tariff quotas for the products concerned provided for in this Regulation have to apply from 1 January 2017, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: